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Join PEEC for an opportunity to tour a local xeric garden from 6:30-8 p.m. May 19. Master Gardener Martha Davis will open her garden to class participants and teach how to create a water-wise garden in their own homes — one that includes culinary herbs as well as flowers and other perennials.

The Sangre de Cristo Chorale will present its 2011 spring concert, “Music of the Bs,” as the final concert in its 33rd season. The concert will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the United Church and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Santa Maria de la Paz Church in Santa Fe.

Imagine what happens when you put five unhappy bridesmaids in a room, in an effort to escape the dreaded wedding they’re in. Bickering, crying, cussing and drug use ensue. Or at least that’s what happened in Los Alamos Little Theater’s production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” written by Alan Ball, directed by Roxanne Tapia and produced by Todd Graves and Jim Sicilian.

n Disney’s “Fantasia 2000,” Ottorino Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome” is the setting for a whimsical and sublime story of a lost whale calf being reunited with its pod and then soaring to new heights with them.

A spokesman for Sanchez said Thursday the elective surgery was performed Monday at an Albuquerque hospital and the lieutenant governor was sent home the next day. He's been working at home and plans to return to his office next week.

Spokesman Mark Van Dyke said the lieutenant governor experienced pain in his abdomen Sunday night. It was decided that his gall bladder should be removed because it could cause more problems in the future.

Sanchez, 48, was elected in November. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002, but lost to Democrat Bill Richardson in the general election.

When Scott Laidlaw and Jennifer Harris created Ko’s Journey, a game designed to teach math in middle schools, they weren’t sure how to get it into the marketplace.
With help from MBA students participating in a summer internship program at Los Alamos National Laboratory, they are now better prepared.
The students helped them target interested schools and made recommendations to market their product on the Internet.
Each summer, MBA students from top-ranked business schools work at LANL to help scientists, small businesses and entrepreneurs find commercial uses for new technology and assist companies with business challenges.

STARSTRUCK Youth Theatre presents the comedy “Comic Book Artist” a play for all ages in two acts. Special presentations by Parjarito Dance Project and LAHS NJROTC will add to the entertainment. Shows begin at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Tickets are $1 per person and sold at the door or in advance from cast members. Call 661-2661 for tickets and information.

The MG Franklin E. Miles Chapter 229 of the Military Order of World Wars in Los Alamos announces Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, Joyce Guzik, will be the guest speaker at the Chapter’s May 17 dinner meeting. The topic of Guzik’s talk will be “Journey to the Center of the Sun.”
The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Hilltop House, third floor and will begin with a short social period and business meeting, followed by dinner. Guzik’s talk will begin at about 7:15 p.m. The dinner entrée is lasagna with appropriate sides. Cost of the dinner is $20 per person.

Otowi Station Bookstore and Village Arts Framing are hosting a book launch for Stephen McCranie, author–illustrator of the graphic novel, “Mal and Chad: the Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!” Friday and Saturday.
“We’re so happy to host the launch party for Stephen,” said Peggy Durbin, co-owner of Otowi Station Bookstore. “ ‘Mal and Chad’ is a hoot for readers of all ages.”
The events will kick off with school visits on Friday, to Chamisa, Piñon, Mountain and Aspen Elementary Schools. McCranie will discuss the creative process, demonstrate cartooning techniques and join students as they draw their own cartoons.

Today
Family Nature Club organizational meeting at 7 p.m., PEEC, 3540 Orange St., led by Sue Watts. Find out how to create informal family groups for child-oriented walks. Free and open to the public.

Thursday
Los Alamos Master Gardeners present “Bear Aware,” at 7 p.m. at Fuller Lodge. The talk will focus on the basics of co-existing with bears in a rural environment.

Los Alamos High School students report on the Power Shift 2011 Conference at 7 p.m. at Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Members of the LAHS Environmental Club will address the Los Alamos Sustainable Energy Network meeting. Socializing will begin at 6:30 p.m.